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Johnston's Narratives Book by CSA Gen Johnston

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
Johnston's Narratives Book by CSA Gen Johnston
<B><I>Johnston's Narratives</B></I></B></I>- <B>First Edition Book by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston.</B></I> Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born February 3, 1807. He graduated West Point in 1829 and was a career army officer serving in the Mexican War and Seminole Wars. He resigned his commission as a U.S. Army brigadier general, the highest-ranking officer to do so, and joined the Confederacy and was appointed a major general. <BR><BR>This 6” x 9¼” volume of Johnston's Narrative, fully titled <I>Narrative of Military Operations, Directed, During the Late War Between the States,</B></I> by Joseph E. Johnston, General, C.S.A., is a detailed and well-written account of General Johnston's actions during the war. Full of strategy and insight into the conduct of the war from a battlefield commander's first hand experiences, this is a fascinating book. <BR><BR>Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1874, this volume has seen much use; it was once owned by A. D. Payne of the famed Black Horse Troop of the Confederacy as evidenced by the label "A. D. Payne" on the binding. There is also an inscription in ink on the frontispiece of the book as follows: "Robert E. S. Payne / From his father / April 20, 1874". The front cover has pulled loose, the back cover remaining attached loosely. There is some water damage throughout the book. Otherwise, the book is complete and is a historical piece once owned by a Confederate cavalryman. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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